Love Can Drop Dead (Sequel to DBNO)

Chapter 15

Coffee was my best friend, although I missed the coffee from Marie's. That girl sure knew how to tickle my taste buds, especially with those milkshakes of hers. If I ever went back to Birmingham, the first place I would go would be to Marie's just to eat and drink and hug my crazy friend. I made a mental note to ask someone if they knew how she was.

There was nothing on the television, even Kerrang! were showing rubbish things today, but I sighed and turned it on. Not really paying attention to the music since I wasn't a Limp Bizkit fan. I just concentrated on the feel of the coffee sliding down my throat while I waited for Adrian to finish getting ready, since we were going running as soon as he was done.

I got off my backside to return my empty cup to the sink as the door opened behind me. I turned around and rolled my eyes to see that it was Anna who had walked in. Although for once she was on her own. I sighed and sat down on the nearest stool, ready for her to mouth off at me, but instead she took a seat opposite me. We both stared at the work surface for a while.

"Liz?" she asked quietly and I looked up at her, to see that she was fidgeting with her hair and biting her nails. I frowned at her, suddenly worried as to what she was going to say.

"I'm sorry" she finally sighed and I frowned at her. I hadn't expected that. I didn't really know what I was expecting her to say, but I definitely didn't think she would apologise. If I'd been psychic I knew I wouldn't have seen that coming. She never really apologises since she had a knack for making people believe she was right and they were wrong for arguing with her. It's why we got on so well I suppose, because even though Anna looked sweet she was as hard as nails, but I wouldn't let her get away with what she was probably used to getting away with. I stood up for myself, and I'd like to think she respected that, I knew I respected her, except lately when she actually thought I would've cheated. I frowned at her, tilting my head since 'sorry' wasn't enough for me to forgive her. She shook her head and looked at the surface of the counter.

"I'm sorry for being such a bitch to you. You've been there for me when I needed you, and I suppose the excitement of actually seeing the band overwhelmed me. It was stupid of me to treat you the way I have, and talk to you the way I have. We're both too stubborn and both too proud to back down, but I'm truly sorry Liz" she sighed, looking up at me and I saw in her eyes how horrible she felt for treating me as she had this last week. I sent her a smile small and nodded, but wasn't sure how to take her apology.

"What made you change your mind?" I asked her, since she couldn't have just changed her mind that quickly. I hadn't known her long, but I knew her well enough. She sighed and twirled her strawberry blonde hair around her fingers.

"I talked to the guys" she started and I froze. My heart pumped and I wondered what they'd told her to make her change her mind, since I knew Josh wouldn't have owned up, not with how much Anna adored him- and the other four. My friend sighed again as Adrian walked in. She glanced up at her brother, sent him a small smile and looked down at her laced hands. Adrian took a seat next to me and slid a cup over to me and then slid another to Anna. She took it and wrapped her fingers around it before we all sipped at the same time.

"Dan and Matt were telling me yesterday how they felt about you on the way home. I realised that you'd been close to them and they said that I shouldn't judge you because you had been right when you said I didn't know you. They wouldn't say anything else but it made me realise, if things had ended as bad as what the other fans have made it out to be, then they wouldn't have stuck around after Leeds. More importantly all five of the guys would hate the sight of you, and yet Matt and Dan seem to care about you. Then again they all do" she said aloud, but I knew she was just thinking. Anna was a little like Summer in that to work things out in her head, she tended to speak them aloud, not really caring who heard her. The siblings looked at me and I shrugged at them, not really knowing what to say without giving too much away. I wasn't about to tell them what had really happened because I didn't know how it would affect the band. More importantly I didn't know how my friends would take it, and what consequences it would have on Josh. Even though he'd hurt me so much, I still thought about him everyday.